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. 2020 Jul 18;12(7):2143. doi: 10.3390/nu12072143

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of the Kids’Cam convenience store sample.

Demographic Variable Conveniencestore Sample Total Kids’Cam Sample
N % N %
Total 37 168
Gender Male 18 48.6 80 47.3
Female 19 51.4 88 52.7
Total 37 168
Age * 11 4 10.8 13 8.0
12 25 67.6 122 75.3
13 8 21.8 26 16.1
14 0 0 1 0.6
Mean 12.6
Total 37 162
Ethnicity NZ
European
15 40.5 66 39.3
Māori 12 32.4 60 35.7
Pacific 10 27.0 42 25.0
Total 37 168
BMI
category **
Underweight 2 5.4 9 5.4
Healthy
weight
21 56.7 87 52.1
Overweight/
Obese
14 37.8 71 42.5
School
Stratum ***
Low
(Decile 1–3)
15 40.5 64 38.1
Medium
(Decile 4–7)
10 27.0 54 32.1
High
(Decile 8–10)
12 32.5 50 29.8

* Age missing for 6 participants (questionnaire not completed). ** BMI missing for 1 participant as child declined to be measured. *** Publicly funded schools in NZ are ranked by decile for funding purposes. Schools in decile 1 have the largest proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Schools in decile 10 have the smallest proportion of these students [37].